Question

Some scientists believe that the average surface temperature of the world has been rising steadily. They have modeled the temperature by the linear function T=0.02t + 8.45, where T is temperature in C and t represents years since 1900.

Answer 1

Missing Part:

What do the slope and T-intercept represent?

Answer:

The slope is 0.02 and the t intercept is 8.45

Explanation:

Given

`T=0.02t + 8.45`

Required

Determine the slope and the t-intercept

The general form of a function is;

`T = mt + b`

Where m represents the slope and b, the intercept;

By comparing
`T = mt + b` directly to
`T=0.02t + 8.45`

`m = 0.02`

`b = 8.45`

Hence;

The slope is 0.02 and the t intercept is 8.45